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Unique collection puts Turkish history on the agenda

A collection of Turkish diaries from over the last 100 years is currently on display at the original location of the Ece Ajandaları company in Asmalı Meydan, a site that has witnessed many of the most important changes in the...

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Selçuk University dance team readies to break record

The folkdance group at Konya’s Selçuk University is preparing to enter the Guinness World Records book as the largest dance team in the world, with roughly 4,000 dancers. Noting that they are determined to enter the Guinness...

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Critical week for Turkey as Kurdish initiative comes to Parliament

A critical week has begun for Turkey as the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government, which over the summer introduced a democratization initiative to resolve Turkey's long-standing Kurdish problem, will bring the...

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Kicking back in Kilis en route to Syria

Most people traveling overland from Turkey to Syria head straight for Antakya to cross the border. The most obvious place to start one's wanderings is the square in front of the Canbolat Paşa Tekke Cami, just off Cumhuriyet...

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Forecast Turkey, weather Turkey, meteo Turkey

Weather Turkey, Ankara weather, weather weekend forecast season, the weather in the mountains, the weather on the coast, the weather on the beach, sea water temperature, weather in the capital, the weather in the mountains, the...

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2009 not good year for Turkey’s minorities, German report says

Despite high hopes for this year, Turkish religious communities have seen no significant progress in 2009 in resolving long-standing property problems, a recently released report by a Catholic charity titled “Human Rights in...

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Reading Ramadan in Istanbul

This year in Istanbul, the flags on Republic Day seemed extra large. "While Bollywood films have traditionally focused on themes of nationalism, Hindu mythology, and peasant and working-class life, recent films are increasingly...

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ANKARA: Professor Karaosmanoglu: Time For Military To Respect Democracy

PROFESSOR KARAOSMANOGLU: TIME FOR MILITARY TO RESPECT DEMOCRACY Today's Zaman http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-191718-8-professor-karaosmanoglu-time-for-military-to-respect-democracy.html Nov 2 2009 Turkey Ali...

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Six die across country during weekend floods

Six people died during floods caused by heavy rain throughout the country this weekend, with the latest death coming on Monday in the Eruh district of Siirt. One of the teachers, Arif Yaşar (23), drowned in the floodwaters....

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Six killed in floods in Turkey

ANKARA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Floods caused by heavy rains have killed six people in Turkey in the past three days, Turkish media reported Monday. Deluges swept away a minibus in the southeastern province of Siirt, killing a...

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